Programming technology functions (cycles) 
  8.3 Contour turning 
Turning 
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Procedure 
 
  1.  The part program or ShopTurn program to be processed has been 
created and you are in the editor. 
 
2.  Press the "Contour turning" softkey. 
 
3.  Press the "Grooving residual material" softkey. 
The "Grooving residual material" input window is opened. 
 
Parameters, G code program    Parameters, ShopTurn program 
PRG  Name of the program to be generated    T  Tool name   
PL  Machining plane    D  Cutting edge number   
RP  Retraction plane – (only for 
longitudinal machining 
direction) 
mm    F  Feedrate  mm/rev 
SC  Safety clearance  mm  S / V 
 
Spindle speed or constant 
cutting rate 
rpm 
m/min 
F  Feedrate  *       
CON  Name of the updated blank contour for residual 
material machining (without the attached 
character "_C" and double-digit number) 
   
Residual 
material 
 
With subsequent residual material removal 
•  Yes 
•  No 
   
CONR  Name to save the updated unmachined-part 
contour for residual material removal - (only 
"Yes" for residual material removal) 
 
   
 
 
parameters  Description  Unit 
Machining 
 
•  ∇ (roughing) 
•  ∇∇∇ (finishing) 
 
Machining  
direction 
 
•  Face 
•  Longitudinal 
 
Position 
 
•  front 
•  back 
•  internal 
•  external 
 
D  Maximum depth infeed - (only for ∇)  mm 
XDA  1. Grooving limit tool (abs) – (only for face machining direction)  mm